Self-striking match-box.



No; 815,596. f1

' lowing is a clear, full, and' exact description..

Be it known vthat' I, MARTINUS LARSEN, al subjectof the `King 'of Denmark, residin Vat 183 Harrison street, borough of Broo yn, cityy and State ofANewY-ork, have'invented vcertain `new and useful Im rovements-.in

Self-Striking Match-Boxes, o which the fol- The object of this invention is to improve and cheapen the construction loi selfstriking In Acarrying out the invention I'` preferably form the bo'x from' one single blank of metal,

forming the part which is to be the back of the box with a suitable 'depression to contain a striking material, which maybe removed when the match-supply is exhausted, but is heldin place whilematches arey still in the box. The -front andisides are formed 0f turnedvup parts ofthe b lank, the front bein shorter than theback to leave the butt-en s ofthe -m'atches exposed to view, in-some cases. at

yof match whic lifted,.and.' ther1 drawn out, 'not bystraightv 3 effective 1n securing a sure ignition of the,

all times, in other cases whenla hinged top is turned back. The exposed matches lying,4 as theydo, between anuptur'ned end ofthe back and the ed eof the front expose a lengthy i must be grasped, slightly pull butA by a'pull at .any angle which is very match as it' is drawn past the ignitingmate- 40A box. Fig. 2 is 'a section o the same-on line Fig. "3 -is 'aplanof a blank bent forward on an arc of more than one hunrial. The certainty offire is increased by forming the cover substantially parallel 'with the back for quite a distance from the. edge 'beneath whichthe ignitingpaper is located.

- Myinve'ntion wil claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Fi ure 1 is a perspective vlew of `my referred ormofbe pointedout in the 2 2 of Fig. 1. from which the box o'f Figs. 1 and12 is cut, an Fil 4 is a perspective view of a modiiied formo box. f As 'shown in the drawili s, the box ispreferably formed of a sing e: blank of sheet metal having 'a back -portion'2 with a slot 9 across its width, the metal being slightly depressed toward the slot, as shown in F1 2, A front-1 of lessrlengthl thanthe bac is curved at its end "of joinde with the box and dred and, eighty degrees, so as to taperfto# Ward the back of-thebpx. Aflat portion 7` is formed on'the front, so as to. be substan# pression shall be made to tally 'pmilelj with the back, I Saaiulariy over that part vwhich' holds the ,igniting' mate" rial- 8, to be. referred 'toheremaften The' :forward edge of the front is preferablyov 1- formed upturned` to i liront to 'be readily lifte away from the back ermit the4 resilient for the insertion' of the matches.

The slotted back is formed, as shown Fi 2, first,`sol that astri of. ignitin'g mate- 65 ria may be readily force in from the back,

and secondly and principally, so .that a deplace -Without use-.Eofextraneous'means- One edge of theiblank is turned up to form' 7o I a turned-,up end 3 for-the box tojprevent the .accidental displaenient of the matches to prevent one roin'drawing the matches out lengthwise and thus perhaps causing them to miss iire,'- and it also forms a convenient'. 7.5 knife-likeedv e over which the-matches may 'be broken o, latter-functionqis illustrated 'in Fig. 4, in

if'too long for the box. This which, C is theA aperstrip which holds assembled the or inarypaper matches. severing of the'strip, as shown, after the matchesare placed in the box results in eachi paper matchbeing s eparate and ready for use-individually. The same function is present-il however, whatever typel of match is 85 f use The sides 4a-rid ofthe b ox are preferably formed higher at one end, and I prefer to'cut one side'away, as at .6,"to increase the ease with ywhichl one may grasp a' match by vits 9o shan-k below its end.

' .Instead of leavingopen the space between Y the part 7 and theend I ma secure a cover g to a hinge h', formed on the ont ofthe box,

as shown in Fig'. 4', in whichl case obvi'dusly 9 5A 1. vthegcoverv when turned back will leave the matches exposed, as'shown in Fig. 2.

I claim as my inventlon toward said back, anguno beihgt '251 A self-striking match-box having a bac .with a turned-over end and a iront of lesser length resilientlyheld toward said back and astrip of striking material adjacent to the 1 upper edge 'of said iront, said back having a no depression formed therein toactas a retain j i in'gmeansfo'r the striking material.

The 8o 3. A` self-striking match-box having a back with a turned-oveend and a front of lesser length resiliently held-toward said vb ack y and a strip of striking material adjacent to the -5 upper edge of said front, said back havinga slotted opening, depressed from the surface,

through which the striking material may be inserted and by which it may be retained after insertion. l' 1o y4E.' A. self-striking match-box formed from fa single blank of sheet metal and having when .formed into shape a back' a turned-over end, a front formed .as'a continuation of said back but of lesser length and y15 bent over from said back on a eurve of more than a half-eirele, the end of said cover being formed flat and arallel to the back, sides 4bent up from the ack, at least one side bein out ont adjacent to the turned-over Aend o the back, the back having a slotted opening zo slightly depressed below the plane f the back and al piece of striking material held in l place between the `upturned end and the sli htly-depressed slot.

igned at New York city this 11th day of 2 5 

